A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Making dueallowance for the heat of battle, history can considerately veil closerscrutiny into the realities wrapped in the exaggerated boast of such avictory.
The Fort Pillow incident, which occurred in the spring of 1864, broughtupon President Lincoln the very serious question of enforcing an orderof retaliation which had been issued on July 30, 1863, as an answer tothe Confederate joint resolution of May 1. Mr. Lincoln's freedom fromevery trace of passion was as conspicuous in this as in all... his officialacts. In a little address at Baltimore, while referring to the rumor ofthe massacre which had just been received, Mr. Lincoln said: "We do not to-day know that a colored soldier, or white officercommanding colored soldiers, has been massacred by the rebels when madea prisoner. We fear it, believe it, I may say, but we do not know it. Totake the life of one of their prisoners on the assumption that theymurder ours, when it is short of certainty that they do murder ours, might be too serious, too cruel, a mistake.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Making dueallowance for the heat of battle, history can considerately veil closerscrutiny into the realities wrapped in the exaggerated boast of such avictory.
The Fort Pillow incident, which occurred in the spring of 1864, broughtupon President Lincoln the very serious question of enforcing an orderof retaliation which had been issued on July 30, 1863, as an answer tothe Confederate joint resolution of May 1. Mr. Lincoln's freedom fromevery trace of passion was as conspicuous in this as in all... his officialacts. In a little address at Baltimore, while referring to the rumor ofthe massacre which had just been received, Mr. Lincoln said: "We do not to-day know that a colored soldier, or white officercommanding colored soldiers, has been massacred by the rebels when madea prisoner. We fear it, believe it, I may say, but we do not know it. Totake the life of one of their prisoners on the assumption that theymurder ours, when it is short of certainty that they do murder ours, might be too serious, too cruel, a mistake.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Nicolay, John G. (John George), 1832-1901 to read onlineMoreLess
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